(19)
(11) EP 2 710 517 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.02.2013

(43) Date of publication:
26.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/13

(21) Application number: 12785141.8

(22) Date of filing: 16.05.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06K 9/18(2006.01)
G06K 17/00(2006.01)
G06K 7/10(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2012/038152
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/158806 (22.11.2012 Gazette 2012/47)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 17.05.2011 US 201161487178 P
27.01.2012 US 201261591576 P

(71) Applicants:
  • ADC Telecommunications, INC.
    Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2552 (US)
  • Tyco Electronics Raychem BVBA
    3010 Kessel-Lo (BE)

(72) Inventors:
  • SMITH, Trevor D.
    Eden Prairie MN 55347 (US)
  • THIJS, Danny Ghislain
    B-3520 Zonhoven (BE)
  • CLAEYS, Didier Pierre W.
    Schaffen 3290 (BE)
  • BLEUS, Heidi
    Genk 3600 (BE)

(74) Representative: Zucker, Volker 
Patentanwälte Bressel und Partner mbB Potsdamer Platz 10
10785 Berlin
10785 Berlin (DE)

   


(54) COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING SYSTEMS FOR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS